General Motors recalls 8.4 million vehicles

General Motors' latest recalls mean the automaker has, in just half a year, recalled nearly as many vehicles as the single-year record for all automakers.

The automaker on Monday announced six new recalls involving more than 8.4 million vehicles worldwide, most of those for faulty ignition switches. The majority are in the U.S.

The sum of vehicles recalled Monday amount to the company's largest single day of recalls this year. In addition to the ignition switch recalls, the automaker is recalling vehicles for faulty wiring and fasteners.

The latest vehicles recalled are connected to three fatalities, seven crashes and eight injuries, GM said. It said there "is no conclusive evidence that the defect condition caused those crashes."

GM(GM)'s recalls have led the industry to recall more U.S. vehicles in the first six months of this year than any full year before. This recall brings General Motors' U.S. total in 2014 to more than 27 million, approaching the 30.8 million industry-wide record set in 2004.

General Motors has come under criticism for a decade-long delay in publicly revealing an ignition switch flaw that resulted in at least 13 deaths and numerous injuries. The company retained attorney Ken Feinberg to develop a victim compensation plan, which he outlined earlier Monday.